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Establishing the performance requirements for stab-resistant Additive Manufactured Body Armour (AMBA)https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/16888
Title: Establishing the performance requirements for stab-resistant Additive Manufactured Body Armour (AMBA)
Authors: Johnson, Andrew; Bingham, Guy A.; Majewski, Candice E.
Abstract: Body armour is worn to lessen the likelihood of sustaining a life threatening injury.
Such protective solutions are used every day by law enforcement officers around the world,
with strict guidelines governing their design and testing. These activities are monitored by
government departments such as the Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB)
within the United Kingdom (UK), and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) within the
United States.
Despite providing protection against significant levels of impact energy, a number of
historical issues continue to be present with modern fibre-based soft body armour – which
once addressed may demonstrate an enhancement wearer operational performance.
This paper therefore presents research highlighting such issues, and demonstrates how
Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies, particularly Laser Sintering (LS), could
potentially be used to address such operational concerns whilst providing protection against a
real-world threat.
Results documented within this paper demonstrate that 5.6 mm thick planar samples,
Laser Sintered from a 50/50 mix of virgin and recycled PA 2200 successfully achieved
penetration resistance to the UK HOSDB KR1 impact energy of 24 joules. These results
therefore influenced the design, manufacture, and testing of a series of AM textile samples
featuring an imbricated layout, which also demonstrated successful knife penetration
resistance to the HOSDB KR1 level – thus developing stab resistant Additive Manufactured
Body Armour (AMBA).
Description: This is a conference paper.Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/168882012-01-01T00:00:00ZThe IDCnet approach: educating students and professionals in 'design for all'https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/16556
Title: The IDCnet approach: educating students and professionals in 'design for all'
Authors: Nicolle, C.A.; Darzentas, Jenny
Abstract: will enable people with impairments to move through life with appropriate Assistive Technology to meet
their changing needs. A key requirement within such an infrastructure is education. The Inclusive
Design Curriculum Network (IDCnet) is a Thematic Network financed by the Information Society
Technologies (IST) Programme of the European Commission (http://www.idcnet.info/). The aim of the
project is to integrate information and identify core knowledge sets and skills for model curricula in
Design for All (DfA) specifically for information and communication products, systems and services.
This presentation will present some ideas which are still under discussion and will invite further
contributions, both now and as the project progresses.
Description: This is a conference paper.Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMThttps://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/165562003-01-01T00:00:00ZPORTS: an interdisciplinary and systemic approach to studying energy use in the homehttps://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/16463
Title: PORTS: an interdisciplinary and systemic approach to studying energy use in the home
Authors: Wilson, Garrath T.; Leder Mackley, Kerstin; Mitchell, Val; Bhamra, T.A.; Pink, Sarah
Abstract: In this paper, we present an alternative and novel approach to identifying energy demand reduction opportunities in the home. Through the creation of detailed narratives informed by our interdisciplinary research team of social scientists, designers and engineers, we employ a systemic view of how energy is consumed in the home. By interrogating clusters of people, objects and resources through time and space as they come together within our qualitative and quantitative research, we have identified opportunities for sustainable HCI design. This paper outlines our approach and presents an example product concept in relation to laundry.
Description: This is a conference paper it was presented at 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2638728.2641551Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/164632014-01-01T00:00:00ZEffectiveness of airbags in Australiahttps://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/16417
Title: Effectiveness of airbags in Australia
Authors: Fildes, Brian; Deery, Hamish; Lenard, James; Kenny, David; Edwards-Coghill, Kate; Jacobsen, Simon
Abstract: General Motors - Holden's Automotive (Holden) was the first Australian manufacturer to introduce a package of new safety features with the release of the VR Commodore, including a driver's side airbag. This was followed two years later with a passenger airbag, released in the VS model. These airbags, in conjunction with an improved seat belt system, have the distinction of being specifically designed for Australian driving and accident conditions and as a consequence are different to those found in vehicles designed overseas. To determine the effectiveness of these systems the investigation of a number of field accidents has been conducted. The preliminary results of this work, although not all statistically significant, are very encouraging and suggest that the airbags have had a positive effect on reducing occupant injury with few of the negative side effects that are now being identified with some foreign airbag systems.
Description: Presented at the 15th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), May 13-16, 1996.Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMThttps://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/164171996-01-01T00:00:00Z